Timeline of packages

By AnniPauliina
  • 2000 BCE

    Made by

    Roberto R. Ibarra Pérez, Berenice Aguilar Sánchez, Esefanía González, Dario Plaza, Fernanda Guzmán and Anni Aaltonen
  • Glass water pots were developed
    1500 BCE

    Glass water pots were developed

    The ancient Egyptians were the first to develop glass water pots.
  • Wooden barrels were used for transport
    350 BCE

    Wooden barrels were used for transport

    They were watertight, barrel-shaped wooden containers that were able to withstand stress and could be rolled and stacked
  • Mulberry bark was used to transport food
    200 BCE

    Mulberry bark was used to transport food

  • Chinese paper making lands in England
    1310

    Chinese paper making lands in England

  • Paper making technique arrives in the US

    Paper making technique arrives in the US

  • First patent for a tin can was received

    First patent for a tin can was received

    Peter Durand, a British merchant, received the first patent for the idea of preserving food using tin cans.
  • First cardboard box was presented

    First cardboard box was presented

  • Cookies and matches were sold in tin packages

    Cookies and matches were sold in tin packages

  • Soft metal tubes for paint

    Soft metal tubes for paint

  • First paper bags were made in England

    First paper bags were made in England

  • Mass producing of paper bags start

    Mass producing of paper bags start

  • Paper making from wood pulp

    Paper making from wood pulp

  • First automatically-made carton

    First automatically-made carton

  • Glass containers become popular for liquids

    Glass containers become popular for liquids

  • Kellog's begins to distribute cereal in cardboard

    Kellog's begins to distribute cereal in cardboard

  • Invention of cellophane

    Invention of cellophane

    Original formula was created using wood cellulose.
  • First beverage can was made

    First beverage can was made

  • One of the first plastic containers were presented

    One of the first plastic containers were presented

    Stopette had one of the first commercial plastic bottles.
  • Invention of bubble wrap

    Invention of bubble wrap

    Wasn't initially used for protecting the product. Years later after invention it was used as a protective material for fragile products.
  • Heat shrinkable plastic film

    Heat shrinkable plastic film

  • "Pop tab" for cans

    "Pop tab" for cans

  • First aluminium can

    First aluminium can

    "Church key" was used to puncture the top before pull tabs
  • PET plastic bottles appeared

    PET plastic bottles appeared

    Stong, non-toxic and 100% recyclable
  • Pop tab of upgraded

    Pop tab of upgraded

    After noticing the amount of waste that was created with the old pop tab the new version that we see today was created.
  • Developing packages

    Developing packages

    At present the evolution of packaging goes hand in hand with the evolution of the consumer
  • Future of packaging

    Future of packaging

    Better for the environment and more innovations